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FujiTV Uses New P2P Technology for 4k Streaming

by Tom Allen

Tokyo-based startup Mist Technologies has launched an UltraHD streaming service with FujiTV – Japan’s largest TV network. The service represents Japan’s first commercial UltraHD broadcasting system. It uses a peer-to-peer technology developed by Mist, …

Sony Selects Quantel for 8k Post-Production

by Tom Allen

Quantel is providing a ‘Pablo Rio’ 8k system to Sony PCL, in Tokyo. The system enables high-resolution editing, colour-correction and finishing for the post-production pipeline. This is the world’s first Pablo Rio 8k installation …

Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. …

Panasonic and NTT Work on 3D Broadcast

by Tom Allen

Panasonic and NTT are working together to develop ‘next-generational’ information systems – including the handling of 3D broadcast for sporting events. Panasonic’s shooting and 3D video processing technologies will be combined with NTT’s high-speed …

Espial Claims Sharp Win

by Tom Allen

Espial has said that its HTML5 Client software is being used in Sharp’s new XU30 LCD TVs (Sharp Converts Up and Down to Raise Quality), which will go on sale in Japan in July.

NICT Demonstrates 200″ AS3D Display

by Tom Allen

Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has undertaken a research project to develop ‘novel’ glasses-free 3D display systems. One of these systems was a 200″ display using super-multi view 3D video …

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Zeon Achieved Mass Production Ahead of Schedule

by Tom Allen

Zeon Corporation has announced that it began mass-production of retardation films for LCD TVs, at its plant in Himi City, Japan, in February. Production was scheduled for April, but high demand prompted the company …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

SEL Shows ‘Seamless’ OLED Video Wall

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: OLED-NetJapan’s Semiconductor Energy Laboratory and Advanced Film Device co-developed an 81″ 8k video wall, using SEL’s OLED displays. 36 13.5″ flexible OLED screens were used in the project, said Ron Mertens of …

NHK Achieves 98% of Rec.2020

by Tom Allen

Japan’s NHK showed a 50″ LCD display with a laser backlight and ‘very wide’ colour gamut at its Open House event last month, says the Nikkei. According to NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| NHK| Rec 2020| Rec 709| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including …

Huawei to Raise Japanese Component Orders

by Tom Allen

Huawei will buy up to 30% more components from Japan this year, says the Nikkei newspaper. Last year, Huawei spent ¥208.8 billion ($1.7 billion) on Japanese components.

Tags:Huawei| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

IHS Predicts 8k in 2018

by Tom Allen

Although UltraHD TV adoption continues to climb – with panel shipments forecast to reach 15% penetration this year, and 30% in 2018 – resolution continues to be pushed higher. In a new blog post …